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Your generosity removes tuition as a barrier to higher education. Tuition becomes fully funded by the generosity of our donors, eliminating the tuition barrier for Hope students.

To apply to Hope, please submit the following items: Common Application with $35 application fee. Official SAT or ACT score report (Either on your official transcript or directly from the testing agency.) Official high school transcript (Submitted by a counselor at your former high school)

Academic Year 2023–24 ANCHORED TUITION (per semester)INCOMING STUDENTS (FIRST YEAR, 2023 cohort)$19,995RETURNING STUDENTS (SECOND YEAR, 2022 COHORT)$18,995RETURNING STUDENTS (THIRD YEAR, 2021 cohort or earlier)$18,150

At Hope College, the total cost is $52,400. The net price is the average cost of the university after aid and scholarship funds are discounted from the total cost, which comes in at $25,965 for the average student receiving need-based aid.

At Hope College, the total cost is $52,400. The net price is the average cost of the university after aid and scholarship funds are discounted from the total cost, which comes in at $25,965 for the average student receiving need-based aid.

“And what came out of that two-year conversation is the Hope Forward vision,” which was officially announced in 2021. The model is inspired by the Bible verse Matthew 10:8—“Freely you have received; freely give”—and doesn't require students to pay any tuition up front. (Students do pay room and board, however.)

How the Anchored Tuition Pledge will work in 2023-24: Incoming full-time students (first time at Hope) — The tuition rate will be $39,990. This tuition rate will remain the same for a student's time at Hope.

2023-24 Cost of Attendance Incoming Students (2023 COHORT)Returning Students (2021 CoHORT Or EARLIER)ANCHORED Tuition$39,990$36,300Activity & Services Fee$430$430Living Expenses (Food& Housing)*$12,180$13,530Books, Course Materials, Supplies & Equipment **$1,150$1,1504 more rows